Police descend on Gainsborough woods after two dog fights reported

Police descended on a wooded area of Gainsborough this week after a distressed woman called to say she saw an organised dog fight.
The woman was walking her dog in the wooded area behind Burns Street when she says she heard barking and a "commotion with dogs".
She walked further into the woods and said she saw a group of men stood around two dogs fighting.
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Michelle Page, who runs Page's Pet Rescue in the town, spoke to the woman and told her to report it to the police.
She... read more

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